What to see in Brașov

Brașov highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

1. Black Church

   The largest Gothic church in Romania.

2. Council Square

   A Saxon square with the Council House.

3. Strada Sforii

   One of the narrowest streets in Europe.

4. Catherine’s Gate

   The only medieval gate still standing.

5. First Romanian School

   A museum in the Șchei district.

6. Bran Castle

   The castle linked to the Dracula myth.

7. Râșnov Citadel

   A peasant fortress on the hill.

Day trips from Brașov

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

• Bran and Râșnov ★ 4.5 (12,884 reviews)

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Typical food of Brașov

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to Brașov from your kitchen).

Kürtőskalács

Transylvania’s “chimney cake”: a strip of dough wound around a cylinder, baked over coals and rolled in sugar and cinnamon or walnuts. It’s bought hot in the squares of Brașov.

• Serves 6
• 2 h

Ingredients

• 500 g flour
• 7 g dried yeast
• 250 ml warm milk
• 2 egg yolks
• 50 g sugar
• 50 g butter
• Melted butter for brushing
• Sugar mixed with cinnamon or ground walnuts

How to make it at home

1. Knead the flour with the yeast, milk, yolks, sugar and butter into a soft dough. Leave to rise for 1 hour.
2. Wrap some ovenproof cylinders in greased foil (or use foil-wrapped wooden rolling pins).
3. Roll the dough into 1 cm-wide strips and wind them in a spiral around the cylinders, pressing as you go.
4. Brush with butter, roll in sugar and bake at 200 °C for about 20 minutes, turning, until caramelised.
5. Slide the cake off the cylinder and roll it in cinnamon sugar.

The trick: It’s eaten by unwinding the spiral while still warm.

Frequently asked questions about Brașov